Free Post #5

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 11:11 PM

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This is my mom, Amanda, and my sister, Jenny. They are the two people who are closest to me in my life and they're the ones who I know will always be there for me no matter what happens.

Free Post #4

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 10:41 PM

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Missy Elliott is my favorite female rapper of all time. Her songs and her style are so unique that no one else could ever compare to her in my eyes. Her music video for Pass the Dutch is my favorite by her and that's why I chose it as one of my free posts.

Free Post #3

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 1:47 PM

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All of these pictures are from the St. Thomas Island. I took them while we were flying around the mountains on a little tour bus. Although the pictures were pretty good, I thought I was going to die in the process of taking them.

Free Post #2

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 1:42 PM

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These are some pictures that I took on a visit to the Georgia Aquarium. I just thought that the these pictures were very interesting, and if you haven't visited the aquarium, you should definitely consider going.

Free Post #1

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 1:33 PM

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When I went to LA we visited Universal Studios. Once inside I saw this huge, blue gorilla hanging from the side of one of the stores. I thought it was one of coolest things that I've ever seen and I want everyone else to be able to see it too.

Artists In Society

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 1:26 PM

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Today artists in society are looked upon as weird. Most people come up with that assumption just because of the artist's work. The thing is, artists are probably the most open people there are. Every time they paint, sculpt, or produce a work of art, they're laying a part of their soul out in the open for everyone to see. So while people sit back and judge them, artists are the
most understanding people around.

Art and Film

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 1:23 PM

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Art and film go hand in hand. Film is just another medium artists use to show their work and most films are a direct representation of their artists. The picture above is from a film that was created by Salvador Dali and Walt Disney. You can tell that Salvador Dali was involved in it because he incorporated a lot of his surrealistic style into the motion picture. That's a prime example of how art and film go hand in hand.

I know what art is...

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 2:27 PM

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Art is a one of many ways that people express themselves. There are all kinds of different forms of art so people can express themselves in many different ways. You can guess at what kind of person an artist by looking at all their art. Many people use art as a stress relief or just a way to escape for a while and relax. So I would say that it's safe to say that art isn't just one thing. Art functions as many different things.

Art Education In Schools

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 2:24 PM

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Art education in schools slowly detoriorates the higher up you go. In elementary and middle school you have to be very involved in art but in high school it's a joke. You just show up to class and you get an "A". Currently I'm in an Intro to Art class for my first semester of college. I would say that it has definitely been the most involved I have ever been in art. Our teacher makes us go to plays, musicals, and other cultural events so that we can exempt our final and we even had to go to the high museum so that we could get extra points on our midterm. Overall, I would say that art education in schools is only good if you have a teacher that is dedicated to the cause.

Interview with a Curator: Susan Mitchell Crawley

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 2:13 PM

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Q: What museum do you work at?
A: I currently work at the High Museum of Atlana.

Q: How long have you worked at the High?
A: I've worked here for 6 years now.

Q: What exhibit are you responsible for?
A: I'm actually over the entire folk art section of the museum.

Q: Where did you go to school?
A: I recieved degrees from two different schools: Georgia State University and Rhodes College.

Q: What degrees did you earn at each?
A: I earned my masters in Art History from Georgia state and I recieved a bachelor's degree in museum history from Rhodes.

Poetry Slam

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 1:50 PM

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I thought this was a really good poetry slam. The author was a very good public speaker and his poetry was just very interesting. I'm also proud that I now know what a poetry slam is.

Right Brain Vs. Left Brain

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 1:36 PM

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I would say that my brain is a very good example of the right brain/left brain:




My Left Brain would be doing something like this:


and my Right Brain would be doing something like this:






Overall I would say that I enjoy using both parts of my brain equally. With my job and school I use the left side more but when I want to relax I definitely use the right side.

Interview with an artist: Keith haring

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 12:58 PM

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Q: What kind of art do you do?
A: Graffiti

Q: Did you ever go to any kind of art school?
A: Yes I went to the Ivy School of Professional Art in Pittsburgh, but I dropped out after a few semesters.

Q: What did you do after you dropped out?
A: I went to the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Q: Where did you first get inspired to do graffitti?
A: While I was attending the School of Visual Arts in New York, I saw people's paintings on subways stations and all over the walls and they really just gave me a passion for graffiti.

Q: Who were some of your favorite artists? A: Jean Dubuffet, Pierre Alechinsky, William Burroughs, Brion Gysin and Robert Henri.


Q: What are some of your works of art?
A: Mom, Gil's Dream, Piglet goes shopping.

Maus: Human Behavior

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 12:54 PM

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This is the cover the book Maus II. This picture represents human behavior because you can see the mice who are supposed to be Jewish prisoners of Nazi concentrion camp during World War II. Also, the Holocaust was probably one of the worst examples of human behavior that the world has ever seen.

Hunger: Human Nature

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 12:45 PM

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Hunger is something that every living human being has in common. In this picture you see a child that is very malnurished and his stomach is bloated because of it. I chose this because it shows something that all of us no matter what color or nationality, need the same basic necessities to live.

Dance

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 12:33 PM

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This is a video of Quest Crew dancing to "Toxic" by Brittney Spears. I chose this video because they were my favorite group to ever perform on America's Best Dance Crew and when they danced to this song not only were they really good, but they were awesome as well.

Art on YouTube

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 11:38 AM

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This is a video of my favorite cartoon Naruto. I chose this for my for art on YouTube post because this was the climax of the series. It features two of the main characters in an all out fight and it changes the show completely with the outcome.

Anime is a Culture

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 11:17 AM

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Anime is a culture because the people who are into it absolutely love it. As a personal anime lover, anime is the best kind of art on tv. It's so awesome to watch all of the characters and the story lines are alway intriguing. Also there is only a certain percentage of people who watch anime religiously and that's why I consider it a culture.

Public Post

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 11:09 AM

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This sculpture of a giant guitar was outside of the Hard Rock cafe in Los Angelos. This was an awesome piece of public art and was one of my favorite pieces of art in all of LA.

Diorama Drama

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 3:16 PM

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The artist of this diorama was really bold:
This diorama was about race. The artist said that there shouldn't be a seperation of color in our society and I totally agree with her. She was very bold in making this because racism is such a sensitive issue now.






I oppose the opinion of this artist but I can understand where he/she is coming from:
This diorama was an anti-war diorama. Although I'm pro war I can definitely see where this artist was coming from. Sometimes we don't always understand why wars are going on and this artist said that it is a pointless war and that too many soliders are dying. I respect the opinion of this artist and I understand where she was coming from.




I oppose the opinion of this diorama:
This was probably one of the worst dioramas in the whole class. You can tell that the student spent maybe 15 minutes of their time working on it. Also, the student said that she opposed the war because it is costing so much money and people are losing their homes, well duh, and every single piece of legislation that the government passes costs lots of money and people are going to keep losing their homes until we get out of the depression. I'm very pro war and I respect everyone's opinion, but you can tell this artist spent no time researching or even creating this "work of art".




This diorama really made me think more deeply about an issue:
This diorama was about the American Red Cross. It really made me think about how many people are injured each day and that I should donate blood immediately because I've never done that before.

This diorama was very creative:
This diorama was about how oil spills kill a lot of our marine life every year. I thought that it was creative because the artist actually used water in his diorama.


This diorama taught me something that I did not know:
This diorama talked about how in some countries elephantitus and other foot diseases were very common because the people of these countries had no shoes to wear. It also said that if you buy shoes from some company that they would donate a pair of shoes to one of these countries.





My Diorama:



How did it feel for you as a diorama artist:


1. To create something about an issue? It felt really good because I'm a very opinionated individual and I finally expressed myself with something other than words.


2. To have people look and comment on your issue and what you created? It made me a little nervous, especially after hearing all the people who did dioramas against the war.


3. How did the creative process make you feel? It made me feel nostalgic. It reminded me of when I was in middle school and I had little projects like this that I had to do all the time.

I love this piece of Architecture.

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 3:09 PM

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I'm not sure why I like this sculpture so much but I thought it was really cool. I saw this on Venice Beach in Los Angelos. It was just so abstract and it was in the middle of the street. For whatever reason there is an Anarchy like sign on the top of it(you can't see it because this uploader sucks), but the theme of Anarchy would definitely be suitable for Venice Beach.

My Favorite Artist: Keith Haring

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 2:57 PM

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Keith Haring is my favorite artist for several different reasons. I think that his work is awesome.
One reason he is my favorite is because he is a graffiti artist. I think that graffiti artists are probably some of the most skilled artists because they paint with spray paint and not with brushes.

Another reason I like his work so much is because it's so simple. Not many of his works have that much detail in them. But sometimes simplicity is amazing all by itself.



Graffiti is Definitely Art

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 2:51 PM

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I without a doubt consider graffiti to be art. Even when the artist is using their work as vandalism, it's still art. Graffiti artists, like most other artists choose to paint to express how they feel. In my opinion I think that graffiti art is way more interesting than contemporary art anyways.

Fight Club: Film as Art

Posted by Jesse Crosby | Posted in | Posted on 2:42 PM

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I think that the movie Fight Club was a work of art because it was very intriguing. The movie, contrary to its title, was hardly even about fighting. It focuses on a man's struggle of self identity. In the movie he has split personalities. One of his personalities likes to blow stuff up and the other is pretty much an office nerd. By the end of the movie the bad side has almost taken over and the good side has to fight to regain control. It's pretty much one of the best movies that I've ever seen.